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Urena, Freeland Get Opening Day Nods As Marlins Host Rockies To Open New Season

CBS Miami | March 27, 2019

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MIAMI (CBSMiami/AP) — A new Major League Baseball season will open Thursday in Miami with an intriguing matchup of starting pitchers.

Kyle Freeland is trying to build on a breakout season, while Jose Urena wants to avoid a repeat.

The two opening day starters square off Thursday when the Colorado Rockies play the Miami Marlins.

Like their teams, the pitchers have very different outlooks on the season.

Miami Marlins starting pitcher Jose Urena delivers a pitch against the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday, March 13, 2019, in Jupiter, Fla. (Source: AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Urena is an easy choice for the Marlins because he’s 23-19 over the past two seasons, while the other four pitchers in their young rotation have a combined career record of 13-23.

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